Chapter 424 Giving birth to babies in the sky
“Fugui, what is going down the mountain? I heard the dog barking all the way and chased it out?”
“I don’t know what it was, but I listened. The dog's barking is not too fierce. Let's go out and take a look. "
"Ah? The dog is out, let's all run out, will something sneak into the farm?"
“It’s okay, it just rained, the footprints and smell are obvious, even the dog will know it immediately if it sneaks in.”
Chen Ling and Shan Mao exchanged a few words quickly, grabbed shotguns, steel forks and other items and hurried out.
Not to be outdone, several old men and women grabbed draft forks, hoes, and shovels and hurriedly followed.
Especially the two old men, Lao Zhao and Lao Zhong, often heard about hunting and fighting wits and courage with wild beasts in the mountains, but they had never had such an experience, and they were very much looking forward to it and excited.
Soon rushed to the front.
……
"Look, it's on the cliff to the west."
"What is that?"
On the west side of the farm, on the steep mountain wall to the north of the spring, the morning mist lingers after the rain. There was a strange beast leaping around on the smooth and steep mountain wall, running as fast as flying.
It appears and disappears in the fog, making it hard to see clearly.
There was only a "crackling" sound of hoofs stepping on the rocks.
The huge group of dogs in the farm had no choice but to divide into two groups. One group followed Xiao Jin across the river and went to the North Mountain to pursue the dog on a detour. The other group followed Hei Wa and scattered under the mountain wall, raising their heads. Screaming wildly, blocking its way to escape.
“Oh, it’s actually a mountain donkey.”
As soon as Wang Cunye saw this strange beast, he couldn’t help but widen his eyes and exclaimed.
"Mountain donkey? Wild donkey?"
Zhao Dahai and others, old and young, put down the guys in their hands and raised their heads and asked.
But I saw that this beast was completely black, with horns on its head and long ears. From a distance, it looked like a big black donkey jumping on the mountain wall.
But if you take a closer look, there is a ring of white mane around the neck of this thing. Just because it is obscured by thick fog while running, the long white mane disappears and appears. If you don’t look carefully, , can’t see clearly at all.
“It’s not a donkey. The scientific name of this mountain donkey is serow. We call it mountain donkey here because it looks like a donkey, but in fact it looks nothing like a donkey.”
Chen Ling shook his head and turned back. Shen smiled and explained: "The year before last, Shanmao and I followed Uncle Han to look for clouded leopards and golden monkeys in Lutou Mountain. Uncle Han once said that he wanted to find this thing."
"Oh, yes, it turns out it is. This.”
The mountain cat looked stunned, and then he remembered what this 'mountain donkey' was.
Zhao Dahai and his son caught a word sensitively and quickly interjected: "This thing is still called four different things. Is it the four different things mentioned in the Fengshen List?"
Chen Ling smiled when he heard this: "This doesn't look like anything..."
Just as he was about to speak, he heard a noisy barking of dogs above his head. It was Xiao Jin who led a group of dogs to detour from Beishan.
This big golden-haired dog rushed majestically at the front, taking the lead and going up the mountain wall against the trend, constantly using its strength to jump on some horizontal tree trunks and protruding rocks, like flying over a cliff. Generally, he approached the mountain donkey like lightning.
Such a scene made Chen Ling secretly frightened.
It also made other people exclaim in admiration.
Compared with Heiwa, Xiaojin is a more stable and reserved kind of dog. He usually doesn't show off his appearance, but at critical moments, the kind of grace he shows makes the owner Chen Ling often unable to bear it. Stay surprised.
This is how Chen Ling feels right now.
I thought to myself, this dog is really changing every day, it is improving so fast, and I don’t know where it learned its skills.
But it was too late to think too much about the dog at this time.
Wang Susu's voice came to my ears again: "Look, look, the mountain donkey has stood up there."
Wang Susu was nourished by Chen Ling with delicious food and drink all day long He was standing, and his eyesight was much better than that of ordinary people. At this time, he was the first to notice the abnormal situation on the mountain wall.
Because of the thick morning fog after the rain, the rest of the people had to put their feet up and constantly change their positions. They struggled to raise their heads and stretch their necks to look back and forth.
“Oh my God, it’s true. I must have been frightened by the dog and stood up on my hind legs.”
"This thing is really amazing. It can run so fast on cliffs and can stand up in such a narrow place."
"Who says it's not, it's just like running on flat ground... Hehe, Look, Lao Zhao is a thief, he’s taking pictures with his camera.”
“Ouch, what’s that, what’s that, what’s coming out of the donkey’s butt?”
"That is, what is that, it seems to be coming out of the fog..."
"Oh my god, you guys, look, the dog stopped barking, and Xiao Jin even retreated. ”
"This...this..."
Listening to the final change in everyone's voices, as if they had seen something unknown and terrifying, they were frightened and curious. They raised their heads, stretched their necks and swallowed subconsciously. The voice was already trembling.
Chen Ling also looked over hastily. Only when he saw it did he realize that something was wrong, and he immediately froze on the spot.
Ordinary people couldn't see it clearly due to the thick fog, and thought it was some strange creature.
But he could see clearly that there was nothing else under the 'mountain donkey' butt. It was actually a half-part fetus born by the 'mountain donkey'.
This situation is really... Chen Ling never expected it.
I didn’t realize just now that this was a pregnant mountain donkey, and it was very close to giving birth.
Besieged by a group of dogs and faced with a dilemma, it was so frightened that it gave birth to the baby in its belly.
No wonder Xiao Jin suddenly retreated.
It has been hunting for two years and knows the rules in the mountains.
Pregnant females and females with cubs will not be caught.
It was because I had never seen this ‘mountain donkey’ before, and because the ‘mountain donkey’ broke into the farm’s territory, I pursued them.
Now as soon as we find that the mountain donkey is giving birth, we immediately retreat.
"Don't be afraid, everyone, that's not a strange thing. It's a mountain donkey that was frightened by the dog and gave birth to its cubs on the spot."
Chen Ling explained the situation to everyone very quickly. .
Just saying this, everyone who was still a little scared just now suddenly became dumbfounded and froze on the spot.
“What the hell? The mountain donkey was so scared that she gave birth to a baby?”
Being frightened by a pack of dogs and giving birth to a baby on the spot...
This is really shocking at first sight It was very confusing to hear.
It feels even more absurd and bizarre.
For a moment, I didn't know what to say.
The so-called "four different" mysteries were also broken by the birth of a baby on the spot.
Zhao Dahai felt this way and murmured in a low voice: "Don't you think this is a strange thing? Why are you so scared by a dog?" Chen Ling ignored him now and just squinted his eyes to look up.
Through the drifting mist, you can see a shallow and narrow depression under the cliff. A mountain donkey with horns on its head and black hair is standing there with frightened eyes. Nervous, the whole body is tense, as if the whole body is exerting force.
Under its butt, there was a small dark thing, with its front hooves and head exposed, and half of its body sticking out.
This childbirth has not been completed yet.
And the location is so high and so steep.
Chen Ling frowned subconsciously and whistled softly to tell the dogs to stop barking loudly.
“What’s wrong, Aling, do we have to go up?”
Wang Susu knew Chen Ling's thoughts best. Seeing his actions, she could roughly guess what he was going to do.
What's more, he is pregnant now. With his husband's temper, seeing this female beast giving birth in danger, it would be him if he didn't do something.
Even if it is for the sake of the child in her belly, she will not ignore anything.
"Go up, there is no way to go up. The mountain wall is so steep and smooth, people cannot stand on it."
Chen Ling smacked his lips and glanced around: " Even if I can go up, I'm afraid that the mountain donkey will be frightened and there will be problems during the birth process... But if I don't care, I'm worried that the mountain donkey will drop the baby after giving birth
Adult mountain donkeys can walk on cliffs and cliffs as well as walking on flat ground, but newborn babies cannot. "
"Huh? What to do? ”
Hearing this, several old people suddenly turned pale.
When people are old, they can’t even see this.
In any case, it is a small life, isn’t it? What.
Gao Xiulan and Shanmao's mother also clasped their hands and recited Amitabha.
I don’t know whether it was the prayers of the two old ladies that had an effect, or the motherly nature of the mountain donkey.
In short, after Xiao Jin and the dogs slowly returned to the north mountain, the mountain donkey gently dropped its upright body and walked slowly south along the cliff.
It started moving like this.
Even if the top of the mountain is shrouded in thick fog, everyone can clearly see the poor little man who has half of his body hanging out behind him.
"Dear me, be a good boy. This is like giving birth to a baby in the sky. It's too dangerous. It's really too dangerous."
Zhao Yubao was both amazed and worried. He held a camera and captured Afraid, he thought that seeing such a shocking scene might be the biggest gain of his trip.
Walking on the cliffs, giving birth at the same time.
This sight is indeed shocking.
But the women felt differently. They didn't care whether it was shocking or not, they just felt pity for the mountain donkey.
"Oh, what a sin, it hurts so much, can't we help it?"
They have given birth before and know how painful this process is.
Even under normal circumstances, giving birth in a safe zone would be painful.
Not to mention having to walk back and forth on the mountain wall, pulling hard, not to mention aggravating the pain... you will fall off if you are not careful.
"By the way, Fugui, where is your kite? Why don't you let the kite fly up..." Du Juan suddenly remembered the two bald men in Chen Ling's family. They were more powerful than ordinary kites, and they might be able to help.
"No, don't tell me that Erbaldy is not at home. Even if he is, you can't let him fly up. You see, this mountain donkey is distracted from giving birth and is so painful that his steps are trembling. We can't frighten him too much now, otherwise It will be in danger itself."
Chen Ling shook his head slightly and rejected the proposal.
"It's going south. Let's not drive it away, don't disturb it anymore, let it find a safe place by itself."
Animals, especially wild animals that live in the wild all year round, in At times like this, their instincts are very powerful.
Will spontaneously find a safe location to produce.
Walking along the mountain wall to the south, although the ups and downs of the mountain are steep, it is no longer a cliff, but an area close to the mountain lake. It is excellent for mountain donkeys who have lived in high mountain areas for a long time and rock climbing is commonplace. Place of production.
Sure enough.
As everyone watched with bated breath, the mountain donkey dragged the half-born calf to the location near the mountain lake, then slowly climbed over a rock and disappeared in the thick fog.
Everyone wiped the sweat from their foreheads and breathed a sigh of relief.
“Why did this mountain donkey suddenly give birth to a calf? She gave birth in such a dangerous place, which made people very frightened, for fear that the calf would fall to death when it was born...”
People tend to chatter when they suddenly relax after being tense.
This is especially true for a few elderly people. Every word you say to me is the same as chanting sutras.
The lynx recalled for a while and said to everyone: "I heard Uncle Han say that this serow breeds once a year. It goes into estrus and mates in autumn and March. After an eight-month gestation period, it will last until the next year. In May and June, at this time, when the weather gets hotter, the cubs will be born.
So it seems that now is the time for them to give birth. ”
"Yes, this thing likes to run around with little donkeys in the summer, and sometimes he can bring several of them." Wang Cunye nodded and agreed.
When they were young, they collected herbs and often climbed high and low. They often encountered this mountain donkey.
Sometimes when I am collecting herbs on the side of a cliff, I will even have a close look at a mountain donkey that suddenly appears, which can really scare people half to death.
"Huh? According to what you said, the scream in the mountains last night was because this thing was about to give birth?"
Old Zhong's eyes were bright, as if he felt that It was as if there was a major discovery: "Think about it, it was frightened by the dog just now, and only half of its cubs were born. Maybe it was a difficult labor. It was so painful that it screamed like that all night."
The lynx listened. I was speechless for a while: "Dad, please don't be too whimsical. These wild animals that eat grass don't bark so loudly."
Wang Cunye nodded beside him: "That's right. Wild animals that eat grass are afraid of being eaten. They usually live peacefully and don't bark much. Most of the time, mountain donkeys don't like to bark. Anyway, we have been collecting medicine for many years and often encounter mountain donkeys. I’ve never heard them scream before.”
As they were talking, Hei Wa shook off Rui Rui’s entanglement and ran to Chen Ling and shouted twice.
Chen Ling looked up and saw a group of dogs, led by Xiao Jin, dragging a big black-haired guy down from the top of Beishan.
“Is this another mountain donkey?”
Chen Ling was greatly surprised when he saw this and hurriedly walked forward.
Everyone followed and took a look, and saw that the mountain donkey was covered in scars and had been dead for a long time. The more injuries they looked at, the more frightening they became, especially on the back of the buttocks, where the wounds and scratches were shocking.
"He must have died in the mountains at night. The unpleasant beast's cry last night must have something to do with it."
Chen Ling knelt down and took a look. , and found that it was a male mountain donkey. It was huge, but a big hole was opened behind its buttocks, and all the internal organs inside had been removed and eaten.
This mountain donkey looks intact on the surface, but in fact its cavity has been hollowed out and its weight has been greatly reduced.
Originally, this body type could weigh over 200 pounds, but now it has shrunk to only 120 or 30 pounds.
"Fugui, can you tell what it is made of?"
"Well, there is no other beast in the Qinling Mountains that can dig out the back, just a jackal."
( End of chapter)